Regarding Minister Xiao’s intentions.
Zhang Heng knew very well.
At the end of every era, there will be people who want to save it.
Even during the Republic of China, Zhang Xun and his braided army were still thinking about restoration.
It's just that the times are like this, so how can we force it.
But he didn't expect that Xiao Jincheng, as the new minister, could kneel down to see him as the head of the headquarters without any shame.
"What a Xiao Jincheng, you are putting me on the fire!"
I heard that Xiao Jincheng was kneeling outside.
Zhang Heng felt this and said: "This person is more difficult to deal with than Lao Cao."
Although Minister Cao is also very powerful, he has climbed to high positions step by step and has great power.
But he couldn't do such a thing as kneeling down to beg for help. Without him, he wouldn't be able to let go of his arrogance for a long time.
Xiao Jincheng was able to let it go.
A man who can pick up things and put them down is undoubtedly very scary.
"Ancestor."
"No matter how powerful a person named Xiao is, he is just a papermaker."
"Whether his ball of paper can cover the fire depends on whether you, ancestor, will appreciate it or not."
Inside the ancestral hall.
The elders of the Zhang clan sat on both sides.
Zhang Heng shook his head slightly.
If a person has no long-term worries, he must have immediate worries.
His existence is both convenience and restriction.
In the Zhang family, there is no other top driver besides him, because these people do not have enough sense of worry in their hearts.
Look at how they look.
Obviously he didn't take Xiao Jincheng seriously.
But that's right, the headquarters lost troops and generals in Rotary City, so it's really not a good place now.
Not to mention others, none of the elders within the Zhang family feel that they can go back to the past. The era of the headquarters has passed after all.
"Ancestor, if you don't want to see him, why don't we come forward and send him away."
Sensing that something was wrong with Zhang Heng's expression, a clan elder suggested: "After all, Xiao Jincheng is also the head of the headquarters, so he should still be given the face he deserves."
Hear this.
Zhang Heng's face softened a bit and he said, "Well, let me meet him, otherwise he won't be willing to give in."
People always like to get into trouble.
It is easy to complain when you are unwilling.
Although Zhang Heng never paid attention to the headquarters from beginning to end, there was no need to step on him at this time. He was not someone who would add insult to injury.
"Minister Xiao, are you okay?"
soon.
Zhang Heng invited Xiao Jincheng into the study.
The last time I saw him, Xiao Jincheng was still the deputy minister of the headquarters. He was mature and prudent, and had the air of a general.
See you again today.
He looked tired and his eyes were bloodshot.
He was only forty years old, half of his hair was gray, and he looked haggard.
"Mr. Zhang, I hope you are fine, but the burden on me is too heavy. How can I relax?"
As Xiao Jincheng spoke, he knelt down to Zhang Heng: "Mr. Zhang, the headquarters is really unsustainable. Please see that you have a share of credit for the establishment of the headquarters. Please lend a helping hand to prevent it from falling."
"Get up first..."
Zhang Heng pulled Xiao Jincheng up with a wave of his hand.
After finishing, he picked up the tea cup in his hand and shook his head slightly: "In my opinion, the implementation of the captain plan and the leader plan has made a contribution, and it has made a great contribution to stabilizing regional peace."
"But everything has pros and cons, two sides of the same coin."
"If the headquarters is strong enough, the people below will naturally not be able to cause chaos."
"On the contrary, the headquarters does not have the power to suppress everything. Just like during the Tang Dynasty, when power was delegated to local governors, chaos is inevitable."
"Old Zhang..."
Xiao Jincheng wanted to say something.
Zhang Heng interrupted him and said: "I already know your purpose of coming, but it is useless. Only when people's minds are calm can the world be stable. If people's minds are chaotic, the world will inevitably be in chaos."
"Do you think that in today's world, with those self-proclaimed and invincible controllers, do they want stability, or do they want peace among princes and generals?"
Xiao Jincheng said impatiently: "Mr. Zhang, if you are willing to come out and sit firmly in the headquarters, those people will not dare to have any ideas."
Zhang Heng shook his head: "Wrong, I can stop the water of the Yellow River, but I can't stop the flow of ambition."
"What will happen if I go with you? I'll fight them and kill them."
"There are so many people in the world, I can't kill them all, right?"
"Historical Records·The Biography of the Marquis of Huaiyin once said: Qin lost its deer, and the whole world chased it away."
"Now, you are the Qin that has lost its deer. The First Emperor is dead and the land is divided. How can you stop the greed of the people in the world?"
Can become a minister after Minister Cao.
Xiao Jincheng is naturally not a young man.
But he was in it, even though Zhang Heng had made it clear, he still couldn't help but plead: "Mr. Zhang, is there really nothing we can do?"
"It's not like there's nothing."
Zhang Heng thought for a while: "The headquarters has been guarding the world for many years, and there is still a certain amount of support in the hearts of the people. It's just that the previous model is no longer suitable. If you are willing to change, you may not be able to have the Eastern Han Dynasty succeed the Western Han Dynasty and prosper again."
Xiao Jincheng became more energetic: "Mr. Zhang, what do you mean..."
Zhang Heng did not hide anything: "What do those people want? Mountains of corpses and seas of blood, flying around to wash away the ground?"
"Of course not, what they want is dignity, rights, and autonomy."
"In ancient Rome, there was a Senate."
"This is the predecessor of the parliamentary system. Every senator can make his own voice heard in the Senate and seek benefits for himself."
"Can we also change the power structure and use cities as modules to form city-state parliaments, so that drivers can enter the center of power instead of being called around like chess pieces?"
"If possible, I believe that the vast majority of city leaders are willing to accept this proposal, and only a few will not accept it."
"As time goes by, there may still be some hope."
"This..." Xiao Jincheng smiled a little awkwardly.
to be honest.
This time I came to beg Zhang Heng to return to the headquarters to ensure that his rights would not be lost.
If the Supreme Council is established as Zhang Heng said, there is no need to invite Zhang Heng to come out.
"In the end, I still can't bear to part with you, right?"
Zhang Heng sighed: "Then there is no need to continue talking. Drivers need to make their voices heard. The new era must look like the new era. Since you don't believe it and want to try it, then give it a try."
Speaking of which.
Zhang Heng didn't wait for Xiao Jincheng to speak again, and the crutch in his hand poked the ground.
Xiao Jincheng felt his feet were empty.
The next second, when he came back to his senses, he was already standing on the rooftop of the headquarters.
Woo woo woo...
The wind howled on the rooftop.
Xiao Jincheng looked confused.
If he remembered correctly, the round trip was five thousand miles away.
How terrible it is to cross it in an instant.
"Rights, rights!
"well!!""
Inside the Zhang family's old residence.
Zhang Heng sat on the Grand Master's chair and sighed: "In the summer of the twelfth year of the Republic of China, Prince Wuyi left the Marshal's Mansion. At that time, he was also so reluctant to leave, right?"
Shake his head.
Zhang Heng sighed: "Power is really fascinating."
Different from others.
Zhang Heng is not obsessed with power.
But even he feels that the current power structure is abnormal.
Powerful controllers can rival gods, so how could they allow themselves to live in depression for so long?
No one wants to be a pawn.
No one wants to be respected.
Even Zhang Heng.
Isn't he strong enough?
But in fact.
No one came to ask his opinion on such a big matter as attacking Rotary City.
Zhang Heng has a lot to say.
But he couldn't say it.
There is so much helplessness here...
"Old man."
"Old man?"
In the blink of an eye, another half month has passed.
There has been no news released from the headquarters, but the time is still short, and more people are waiting and watching.
This day.
Zhang Heng was preparing to inspect the younger members of the Zhang family.
Before I could go out, a line of fire flashed across the sky, and a familiar shout came from above.
"This damn kid."
When he heard the word "old man", Zhang Heng knew who was coming.
Except for Li Zhongtan, no one dares to call him that, because everyone is normal, but he is the only one who is crazy.
"Old man, why do you look so ugly and unhappy?"
Li Zhongtan fell from the sky with a mean expression on his face: "I came to see you as soon as I recovered from my injury. Aren't you touched?"
Zhang Heng looked towards Li Zhongtan.
Just when he was about to say a few words to let him understand what respecting the elderly means, he noticed something was wrong with Li Zhongtan's body and hesitated: "Your body?"
"I'm fine." Li Zhongtan looked unconcerned: "I was too seriously injured in Rotary City, and that body can no longer be used. Fortunately, it was replaced with a new one."
Zhang Heng sniffed his nose.
I just felt that as Li Zhongtan approached, there was a scent of lotus root.
Looking at his face as white as jade and rosy in the white, I already had a guess in my mind: "Lotus root body?"
"Old man, you really know your stuff."
"My body is made of a lotus root condensed with holy laws. It has great power. Soon, you old guy will no longer be my opponent."
As Li Zhongtan spoke, divine light bloomed from his body.
This divine light is white and flawless, and seems to purify all things.
Just by being photographed by him, Zhang Heng felt that his mind was clear and he did have some skills.
"In the past, they would say that I was neither human nor ghost, that I was a monster with three heads and six arms."
"Now, I'm even more inhuman. Do you think I can still be like this?"
Li Zhongtan twisted his arm and took it off.
Zhang Heng looked at it.
The removed arm was still connected to the body by silk threads. I grabbed a few handfuls and reattached them, which smelled like a lotus root being cut off.
"Where was your previous body?" Zhang Heng asked.
At this time, Li Zhongtan had red lips and white teeth, and looked a little younger, at most thirteen or fourteen years old.
Zhang Heng is still not used to it.
"Forget it, half of my body is broken."
"Fortunately, I have a big eye chakra, otherwise I would have died in it like everyone else."
Li Zhongtan rides on two wheels.
Those were two big eyeballs, blinking and exuding this terrifying and ominous aura.
But terror is also relative.
Li Zhongtan liked them very much, and his tone was full of doting.
"It seems that you did not lose unjustly in the battle in Rotating City."
Zhang Heng is very aware of Li Zhongtan's strength.
Even he was pushed to the limit and had to rely on these big eyeballs to escape. It makes sense that the other captains would be wiped out.
It's just that Li Zhongtan is very taboo about things in Rotating City.
I didn't want to comment too much at this moment, so I quickly changed the topic: "Old man, where is Xiao Yanran, hasn't she come back?"
"Xiao Yanran!"
Zhang Heng frowned slightly: "Headquarters told me that Xiao Yanran is missing. Why, is she back?"
Li Zhongtan said carelessly: "On the 36th, the two of us returned. Besides me, Xiao Yanran also came out. She is lucky. Lao Cao handed over the Gate of Law to her, otherwise she would not have survived."
"Others are dead, including the soldiers. Not to mention, it would be difficult for me to escape without the soldiers dragging me behind."
Hear this.
Zhang Heng fell into silence.
Female students are not allowed to stay in college.
Everyone has their own choice, and Zhang Yanran's choice is obviously to serve the country with loyalty.
But no matter what I say, I should come back to report that I am safe.
No matter how bad the Zhang family is, there is nothing wrong with their own children.
As for the soldiers.
Zhang Heng had a good impression of Da Bing. In his memory, he always stood next to Minister Cao. He had a small head and didn't talk much, giving people a feeling of trust.
His death is a bit of a pity.
If it weren't for the headquarters' poor decision-making, he could have created more value.
"Forget it, let's not mention them."
"Headquarters contacted me and planned to hand over the Magic City to me, and I will be in charge there from now on."
"If you are looking for me, you can come directly here. I have taken over the Ark headquarters building left by Fang Jianzhou."
Li Zhongtan came here just to say hello.
Now that the greetings were finished, he had no intention of staying anymore and waved: "Old man, I'm leaving first. Be careful. Mirror, no, now I want to call Emperor Fengdu. She is a madman and controls the Rotating City and Eternal Life."
The catalog is just her first step, it won't be long before the Rotating City comes to the world."
Finished.
Li Zhongtan ran away without giving Zhang Heng a chance to ask more questions.
But that's it.
Zhang Heng also learned a lot of inside information from it.
If he remembered correctly, Rotating City belongs to the land of laws and does not exist in reality.
Letting the Rotating City come to the world is not to make the land of laws coincide with reality.
How did she do it?
In other words, integrating the land of laws into reality is Hong Yue's next plan.
Mirror just learned about it in advance and planned it, borrowing this style.
There was too little information, and Zhang Heng couldn't be sure.
The only thing that is certain is that once the land of laws merges with reality, it will be difficult for ordinary people to live an ordinary life.
Without the protection of the driver, human settlement will be difficult to continue.
"Xiao Jincheng, you should have accepted my suggestion, right?"
I thought of Li Zhongtan going to Shanghai.
He will become the person in charge of the Magic City in the future.
Zhang Heng guessed that the headquarters should also prepare to compromise.
Of course, small moves are still indispensable before compromise, and some important areas will definitely not let go.
Li Zhongtan went to S city.
As for Zhang Yanran, it should be T Jing.
A skinny camel is bigger than a horse.
Although the headquarters suffered heavy losses in Rotary City, it would not fall instantly.
It's okay to pick and choose and control a few major cities, plus the three provinces of Zhili.
If a city union is really formed.
The headquarters is also one of the largest forces in the parliament. Just like the Zhou royal family in the Spring and Autumn Period, it did not lose its dignity in the early stage.
certainly.
It's hard to say what the future holds.
But having said that, we are just a group of people living in the present.
Chapter completed!